Evaluation of Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Breast Cancer Patients

Autor:	Ajay Deshmukh, Sharad Vasant Kshirsagar
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Anxiety level medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Cancer medicine.disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Generalized anxiety Breast cancer Internal medicine Risk of mortality Medicine Anxiety medicine.symptom business Depression (differential diagnoses)
Zdroj:	Medico-Legal Update. 20
ISSN:	0974-1283 0971-720X
DOI:	10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1963
Popis:	Background: People who have previously used psychiatric services may be particularly vulnerable and at greater risk of mortality following a cancer diagnosis. The present study assessed depression and anxiety among breast cancer patients. Materials and Method: The present study was conducted on 64 women with breast cancer. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2) questionnaire were produced as ultra-brief screening instruments for depression and anxiety in all patients. Results: Age group 60 years had 32 patients. The difference was significant (P 3 was observed in 12 and GAD- 2 with score >3 was seen in 15 patients. The difference found to be significant in breast cancer patients with or without depression and anxiety (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that breast cancer patients had higher level of depression and anxiety level.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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